Watch The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich Online

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The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich

The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich Online

  • Genres: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 19/07/2016
  • Duration : 59 minutes
  • Director: Sally-Anne Lomas
  • Production: BBC, BBC Four, Tin Can Island
  • Country: United Kingdom

Overview:

In this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book ever written in English by a woman, Julian of Norwich, in 1373. Revelations of Divine Love dared to present an alternative vision of man's relationship with God, a theology fundamentally at odds with the church of Julian's time, and for 500 years the book was suppressed. It re-emerged in the 20th century as an iconic text for the women's movement and was acknowledged as a literary masterpiece.

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